Happy 5 Months!

Noah is five months old! I can't believe how big he is getting!

His Favorite Things:

1. EATING: He chugs an 8 once bottle 4-5 times/day. He gets rice cereal once a day and has tried an avocado. I am going to try to add in more and more solids this month.
2. Being held (especially if he is hungry or tired)
3. Rolling onto his stomach: He hangs out there until he gets fussy and I roll him back over
4. "Peek-a-boo"
5. Songs
6. Smiling and laughing
7. Tubby time
8. Getting his diaper changed
9. His sunglasses and sun hat: didn't even try to take them off when he wore them the other day
10. Playing with his toys: Especially Jerry the Giraffe, Beatree the bird, his Winnie the Pooh book, and his Sesame Street loud toy (he rolls over and trys to push the buttons himself)
11. His binky
12. Holding hands, noses, faces, shirts. . . pretty much anything
13. His carseat
14. Drooling.
Exhibit A:

Just trying on his new sun hat

His not so favorite things:

1. Being swaddled: He never really liked this one
2. Being rocked to sleep: He used to LOVE this, now he just likes me to put him in his crib and walk away or hold his hand for a bit
3. Clothes: He freaks out every time I get him dressed and smiles or laughs every time I undress him.
4. Sleeping: He is a GREAT sleeper at night, but loves to be awake and part of the action during the day. His naps are getting shorter and shorter.

And I can't get enough of Noah in his jean diapers:

Twinners! Noah and Aunt Kaity

I LOVE LOVE LOVE my buddy tons and tons. He is getting more fun every day!

Noah Went Swimming!

I was so excited to take Noah swimming. He LOVES to kick and splash in the tub, and thought he would be ecstatic about the pool.

On Saturday, we went over to Lana's house to swim in her heated pool with all of her cute nieces and nephews. It was past Noah's nap time and he was so tired. When we got in the pool he didn't react AT ALL. In fact, as I walked home to my parents house (they live right around the corner) Noah fell asleep in his wet swimsuit, hat, and sunglasses. Poor guy!

Plus, I was so caught up in bringing all of the pool gear I forgot my phone and camera. Don't worry. . . I will definitely post pictures next time!

As of Late. . .

Things have been pretty crazy the past couple months. First, Noah sat on his own for the first time on March 26th, it was only for a few seconds. Now, he is getting better and better at it. . . but still can't do it for more than 10 seconds. 

 Next, I had a birthday. It was fun spending it with family in St. George.

 Sam helped me with a few home improvement projects I had been wanting to do for a long time. (The photos really don't do the spaces justice, they were taken with my iphone in poor lighting)

1.) I have been dying to do a gallery wall and wanted metallic stripes in the background. About a month ago, Sam painted the stripes and hung my sunburst mirror, and I am busy trying to get some more frames and art to complete the look. For now, I am loving it the way it is!

Before

During

After

2.) We back-splashed our kitchen! All by ourselves. I love the way it lightens up the whole space.

Before

During

After

After

On April 21st, Noah had his first go at solid food. This picture pretty much sums up the way he feels about rice cereal:

On April 22nd Noah rolled over for the first time. He rolled from his back to the stomach in his crib while he was sleeping, then from his stomach to his back later that day. Now he basically just rolls from his back to his stomach and gets stuck and cries for me to roll him back onto his back. I hope this ends soon because it can be super annoying. . . especially when he does it in the middle of the night.

My little Gerber baby

We headed to St. George for Easter. On Saturday, Noah turned 4 months and we hit up the Art Show. Sam took his daddy duties very seriously. 

When Noah wasn't in the Bjorn, Sam used it as a Sandwich carrier.

Noah loved the goods the Easter Bunny brought him on Sunday morning:

But was fed up with pictures by bedtime.

A couple weeks ago he had his four month check-up:

Head- 44.5 cm (91%)

Length- 26.5 inches (90%)

Weight- 16 lbs.  (68%)

He is a big guy. The doctor said he was the size of an average 6-8 month old. No wonder I have such a hard time lugging him around in his carseat.

Also, we had some good times hanging out with Grammy, Grandpa, Aunt Kaity, and the dogs in Las Vegas. . . but I'm not too good at taking pictures.

Time is really flying by. . . my little Noah is growing up way too fast!